Isaiah Thomas OUT for Wednesday's rematch with the Cavs

Isaiah Thomas reportedly will not play against the Boston Celtics in Wednesday night's rematch of the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, per multiple sources.

Isaiah Thomas: “My hip is better but I have no rhythm ... It feels like I lost my powers ... but once I get out there it’s going to be too hard to hold me back”

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 1, 2018

Thomas will make his season debut Tuesday night against the Portland Trailblazers, according to Cleveland Coach Ty Lue, and rest the next night, a back-to-back removing Thomas' availability, as he will be on a minutes restriction. Given Thomas' own feeling on the situation - he claims to feel "no rhythm" (per ESPN's Dave McMenamin) from the lack of regular playing time, you can certainly understand why Isaiah would not want his return to Boston to be marked with an epic thud. That said, it's great to hear he's getting back on the court.

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